MACHINE FUNDING

UAE-backed GlobalFoundries secures $300M U.S. funding for AI chip technology

The U.S. Department of Commerce will receive a stake of about 1% in the chipmaker under a separate agreement

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A sign for GlobalFoundries outside the company's semiconductor fabrication plant in Dresden, Germany

UAE-backed chipmaker GlobalFoundries will receive $300 million from the U.S. government to develop silicon photonics technology aimed at making AI data centers faster and more energy efficient.

The investment, part of the Biden-era Chips Act program being...